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ASAD AQEELAIR 321· 2025

Question Q.20GS2GS2

Amidst the claims of competing interests, businesses, government and other pressure groups, while staying steadfast in its commitment to uphold the broader public interest, how does the judiciary balance between competing demands of pressure groups, while ensuring the overall public interest is upheld?

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Main Body

Pressure groups are tools to enable people's participation in democratic process, so zzval courts and justice are based on on-ground requirements.

Pressure groups influencing public affairs

1Pressure groups, based on caste, leverage under 'Vote-bank' potential to influence the political powers.

E.g. Mandiya Reservation case;

2They run sustained digital campaigns on social media to generate votes
3Resorting to protests, boycott etc.
Recent farmers protests to withdraw farm laws, electricity amendment etc., led by Bhoomiya Kishan Union
4By forming corporate lobby/cartels and inference demand and supply in the market until new interests and addressed.

E.g. FCCI and its companies on Ease of Doing Business Reforms.

Balancing team & public interest

1Gradual piece-meal approach to gratify demands of such groups

public support for their interests.

E.g. LGBTQ groups (also 'Pride group') for legalizing same-sex marriage.

3Resorting to protests, boycott etc.
Recent farmers protests to withdraw farm laws, electricity amendment etc., led by Bhoomiya Kishan Union
4By forming corporate lobby/cartels and inference demand and supply in the market until new interests and addressed.

E.g. FCCI and its companies on Ease of Doing Business Reforms.

Balancing team & public interest

1Gradual piece-meal approach to gratify demands of such groups
2Giving few market cognizant and evaluating infrastructure to corporate groups, but also nurturing crime-completion & enforcement of wealth via 'Completion condition of acrolis race'.
3allowing regional autonomy in regions left by amusingly by groups like NSONI, ULFA etc. but not at the cost of separatism → bringing them to political dialogue.

Pressure groups, though participate should be guided by public welfare so as to cast comprehensive development of India's place.

and ensuring resources of public morality

e.g. allowing homm-sexual relations but not 'legalizing same marriage' to retain 'niceties of marriage'

2Giving few market cognizant and evaluating infrastructure to corporate groups, but also nurturing crime-completion & enforcement of wealth via 'Completion condition of acrolis race'.
3allowing regional autonomy in regions left by amusingly by groups like NSONI, ULFA etc. but not at the cost of separatism → bringing them to political dialogue.

Pressure groups, though participate should be guided by public welfare so as to cast comprehensive development of India's place.

368 words19 paragraphs2 bullet points
  • Clear identification of how pressure groups operate
  • Real and contemporary examples
  • Multi-pronged analysis of group tactics
  • Connects to democratic participation
  • Provides specific examples of pressure groups
  • Offers concrete mechanisms for judicial balance
  • Discusses regional autonomy issues
  • Connects to political dialogue
  • Attempts to address social and cultural concerns
  • References regional autonomy issues

Topper

ASAD AQEEL

AIR 3212025

Subject & Paper

GS2GS2

Topic

Executive, Judiciary, Ministries and Pressure Groups

Pressure Groups and Associations

Role of Pressure Groups in Democracy and Judicial Balance

Writing Stats

368

Total words

19

Paragraphs

2

Bullets

prescriptive

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